English Language: Transactional Writing

Article Writing
 Learning Objective
To understand how to write an article appropriately suited to exam criteria.
Targeting Assessment Objectives AO5 and AO6

Success Criteria
• To define what articles are.
• To identify how articles should be accurately formed to meet exam criteria.
• To apply this knowledge to your own work.
Independent Investigation

Look at the example you have been given.

Using the example, can you identify what the
success criteria for an article are?
Make notes on your article.
 Writing an article
You are going to be answering the following question:

‘Teenage years are the best of your life’.

Write an article for the school magazine giving
your opinion on the statement above.

Content: Teenage years as the best/worst

years of your life.
Audience: Students and teachers.
Purpose: To entertain/persuade.
Compare for Success

Look at the example you

have been given.
What makes the answer
successful? What could be
done to improve it?
 Writing Your Article

‘Teenage years are the best of your life’.

Write an article for the school magazine giving
your opinion on the statement above.

Independent work – no talking please!

Assess For Success

Using your success criteria from the start of the

lesson, can you identify what your peer has
achieved in their work?
Can you give them some advice about anything
else they could add to be successful?
Rapid Respond!
Act on your feedback immediately to make rapid
progress!
 Let’s Hear Some!

As someone reads their work, use your

whiteboards to make a list of any of the
features you can hear being used.